**DO NOT BUY THIS ADAPTER, IT DOES NOT WORK**

What's not so great: Everything. Causes frustration. Waste of time and money.

I foolishly bought this Dynex adapter instead of the Apple. I tried everything possible to make it work with my 08 13" Macbook, but to no avail as IT DID NOTHING and DID NOT WORK AT ALL, and therefore is nothing more than a frustrating waste of time and money. I returned this piece of plastic then did what I first should have (and what I hope readers of this will do) and purchased Apple adapter. After doing this, the Dynex adapter was all the more disappointing in that, after doing nothing more than pluging it in, the Apple adapter worked so well easily! It is unbelievable and unforgivable for Dynex to produce and sell this product that, as reported by almost every purchaser, does not work.....In Short: Learn from me, refrain from even considering to buy the Dynex adapter, buy the Apple adapter, and life is good!!

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 2 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Would be great if it worked

Customer Rating

3.0

Posted by: Macgirl09

from Winona, MN

on 08/21/2010

Value for Price

3.0

Durability

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

Compatibility

3.0

What's great about it: It seems simple.

What's not so great: It isn't working

I was given this a a gift. I'm not able to get it to work. After reading the rest of these reviews I'm not sure if it isn't working because I don't have the right cables or if it is because I have a 13" Mac book made in 2009. If it is not compatible with my computer, Is there anything else I can use to hook up my computer to my TV?

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 3 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Bought It Today - It works...plug and play

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: mrepass

from Blacksburg, Va

on 08/10/2010

Value for Price

4.0

Durability

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

Compatibility

5.0

What's great about it: It works

What's not so great: Best Buy Does Not Carry The Apple Brand

I was skeptical after reading these reviews but I needed this type of product today and did not have time to order the one from Apple. It worked no problem. It may go out tomorrow but it works today.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 4 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Does not work

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: Fkranich23

from Spring City, PA

on 07/16/2010

Value for Price

1.0

Durability

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

Compatibility

1.0

What's great about it: nothing

What's not so great: it doesnt work well at all

Do not was your money. this think doesn't work well at all. its very hard to getting working and when it does start working its very hazy and fuzy

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 5 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Works great

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: bakerse14

from stafford, va

on 03/20/2010

Value for Price

5.0

Durability

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

Compatibility

5.0

What's great about it: Plug N' Play, Good price

I just got this on Thursday for March Madness. All I had to do was plug in the S-cable to my TV and to the adaptor and then plug in the adaptor to my Mac. My Mac picked up the signal right away and the picture was great. I was able to watch the entire game without an issue.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 6 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

dynex mini dvi video adapter

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: macpro10

from liverpool new york

on 02/19/2010

Value for Price

5.0

Durability

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

Compatibility

5.0

What's great about it: Easy to set up

What's not so great: nothing

For everyone that has said it does not work you are not using it correctly, the reason for it not to work for any of you is because its not just a plug and play type of device. You need to go into System Pref>Displays>Detect displaysSo for all of you that were not going to buy this because of these reviews think again . If you know how to operate it , it will work. Best Buy would not sell a product that is absolutely useless to everyone who buys it.

DOES NOT WORK

What's great about it: It was cheaper than the Apple version, but since it doesn't work, I'm paying double what I should have.

What's not so great: Doesn't work at all with my MacBook, bought in mid 2008. Simply doesn't recognize it.

This adapter doesn't work at all. Tried it on two separate brand new TVs and it didn't work on either. I know it's not my computer's fault because I used a friend's Apple one and it worked perfectly.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 9 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Didn't work

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: CapitolDome

from Washington, DC

on 08/20/2009

What's great about it: Slightly cheaper than the Apple version

What's not so great: It doesn't work.

I have not been able to make this product work, not matter what cable I use.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 10 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Don't buy this!

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: pedda

from Bar Harbor, ME

on 08/14/2009

Ease of Use

1.0

Compatibility

1.0

What's great about it: Nothing

What's not so great: It doesn't work at all

If you value buying products that work, don't waste your money on this. I tried everything to make this adapter work. I even went so far as to call Apple Care and my extremely knowledgeable techy friend. When no one had any more suggestion I went on this website to find I was not the only person with this problem. I tried the suggestion of the only person on this site who was able to get it to work. Still I had no luck, so I purchased the same adapter from Apple for a mere $3 more. It worked right away. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT BEST BUY WOULD CONTINUE TO SELL A PRODUCT SO MANY PEOPL HAVE FOUND TO BE FAULTY!

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 11 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Not so hot

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: Rayy

from Dothan, AL

on 08/10/2009

Value for Price

4.0

Durability

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

Compatibility

1.0

What's great about it: Should be easy to use, good price

What's not so great: incompatible, doesn't work

This product has easy setup but did not work at all, no audio or video. I should have done my research before I purchased. The online Apple store says itself that their own Mini-DVI to Video adaptor is incompatible with 13" MacBooks from early and mid 2009. Well, I have a 13" Macbook from mid 2009, so I am going to give the product the benefit of the doubt and assume that it is functional, just not with my Mac. This may be the issue many other reviewers have had, I am uncertain. But reviewers should include which Mac they are using the product with so that we could identify if this is the problem.

I'm off to purchase the manufacturer branded mini-dvi to VGA adaptor, which is compatible with 13" macbooks from early and mid 2009, for use with a VGA to S-video/composite adaptor, which will then connect to the necessary cables. This should solve my troubles, and may help some of you.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 12 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Worst waste of time in my life.

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: Anonymous

from Waite Park

on 07/21/2009

Value for Price

1.0

Durability

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

Compatibility

1.0

What's great about it: Nothing, Maybe Cost If it Worked

What's not so great: Does NOT Work.

Do not listen to the few people on here that claim to have ways to make it work, it will not! This is the worst product Ive ever came across and it should not even be sold. I have never written a review about anything ever, but this piece ... forced me to create an account to write this reviews to protect others.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 13 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Didn't Work

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: MacMusicGuy

from Alabama

on 06/25/2009

Value for Price

1.0

Durability

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

Compatibility

1.0

What's great about it: Price

What's not so great: Horrible quality - didn't work

Wish I had read the reviews online, I bought it in the store on an impulse. Tried on my tv and my camcorder, neither would get an adequate signal from either the composite port or the s-video. Will now try the apple branded product. Stay away from this one !!!!

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 14 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Does not work

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: Chris79TN

from TN

on 05/16/2009

Value for Price

4.0

Durability

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

Compatibility

1.0

What's great about it: Good solution and price

What's not so great: It doesn't work whatsoever

I wish I had paid more attention to the other reviews. This product does not work with my 13" MacBook. This should be a simple set up and I tried a number of different start up and connection sequences with no success. I will be returning this to the store tomorrow and purchase the Apple product. This was a good price but the product simply does not work as advertised.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 15 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

3rd try is not a charm

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: pyrodlx

from pyrodlx

on 02/17/2009

Value for Price

3.0

Durability

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

Compatibility

1.0

What's great about it: It was cheaper than the mfg's, nice plug and play concept, relatively compact design.

What's not so great: Doesn't work

Kudos to those of you who have ones that work. However, connecting to 13" MacBook and simply can't get image to appear on LCD TV, rear projection TV, or regular CRT television. I have attempted to use S-Video, Yellow RCA, and combination of both. First one purchased didn't even put out a picture. Returned because I thought it was defective and the new one barely displays an image. However it just scrolls across the screen like old B&W, VHF/UHF TVs.Before this one, I had purchased the mini-DVI to DVI adapter and have not had any troubles. Too bad they don't have one that converts to HDMI.My recommendation is to pay the extra bucks for Apple's official adapter.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 16 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Great product, easy to use, believe the hype.

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: ZeroZero

from New York, NY

on 01/16/2009

Value for Price

5.0

Durability

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

Compatibility

5.0

What's great about it: It works perfectly the first time you try it with little to no effort.

What's not so great: Doesn't magically transmit video feed when simply placed near laptop and TV. Have tried wiggling, to no avail.

Step 4: There is no step 4. It's already working at this point. That's how simple this entire process is. Flip through the video channels on your TV and if one of them is not displaying a feed from your computer, your TV is probably broken.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 17 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

DOES NOT WORK

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: JacksonG

from Gibsonia, PA

on 01/12/2009

Value for Price

1.0

Durability

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

Compatibility

1.0

It does not work with my 13" MacBook. I tried everything. I searched some websites and blogs for help and they all said this brand will not work on Apple computers.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 18 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Works Perfectly and Easily

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: maths887

from Cincinnati,OH

on 01/04/2009

Value for Price

5.0

Durability

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

Compatibility

5.0

What's great about it: Very simple to set up

To those who think it does not work, I have no idea what they are doing to mess up the simply process. I attached this cord to my 13" MacBook and connected it to an S-Video cord that went straight into either my Westinghouse flat screen or Samsung flat screen television (I tried both). I changed the television to the SVideo setting and it worked perfectly on both televisions without anything needed to be done on the MacBook - it adjusts automatically with the cords connected.

I really do not know what the other customers have done incorrectly, because the process is very very simply and I HIGHLY recommend this product to anyone looking for an easy way to connect their MacBook to a television. You will need an S-Video cord or yellow TV/video cord in addition to this cord for it to work, though.

Great product! Works perfectly!

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 19 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Never worked

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: Jessica85

from Columbia, Mo

on 12/11/2008

Value for Price

1.0

Durability

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

Compatibility

1.0

What's great about it: it's a nice idea, but never worked.

What's not so great: Does not do what it is supposed to!!!!

Like many of the other people who bought this, I was never able to get it to work on my TV. I had bought both a new panasonic flat screen and a new macbook (not the brand new macbook series though), and I bought this cable so that I could use my TV as big monitor. My bf has a macbook pro and a DVI-HDMI connector, and he has no problem displaying his computer screen on our TV. I've literally tried everything, including readying other reviews from those people who were able to get it to work and looking at online blogs to try to figure it out. I have finally given up!

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 20 for Dynex™ Mini DVI-to-Video Adapter

Waste of time

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: kroyp

on 08/11/2008

What's great about it: cheap

What's not so great: does not work

I bought a s-video came with this and had the red white yellow at home. so tried the two different cables on two different tvs and never worked. It was a waste of my gas to go get it.